Violet-Toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
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Observations
May 15th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
15
Growing on the lower trunk of Northern Red Oak near mixed oak/hickory woodland edge.
Observation by thefungiproject
July 11th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
#180
- Growing abundantly on large downed Northern Red Oak in low, moist oak/hickory woodland draw.
- Cap with concentric pale purple bands.
- Hymenium toothed, with lilac sterile margin. Older specimens with a green algal component near the base spread out towards margin.
- Smell: reminiscent of a household cleaner.
- Taste: earthy (similar to Trametes versicolor).
- KOH: darkens surfaces on cap and olive-brown on hymenium.
GTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTAACGAGTTTTGAAGTGGGCTTGATGCTGGCTTGTAACAGAGCACTGTGCTCAGCCCCGCTCCAATCCATTCAACCCCTGTGCACTATTCGGAGTGTTGCAAGCTGAGACAATGTGGGGAGTGGTCCCGGTTGTATTTCTAATGCGACTTGGGCTTACTTTCAAACGGTCAAGGCTTGTCCTCCGGTTTATATTACAAACACTTTTATTGTCTTGTCGAATGTATTAGCCTCTCGTTAGGCGAAACTTAAATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCTTGGCTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATGTTAATATCAACTCTGATGGTTTTTGTTAACCATTGGATGTTGGACTTGGAGGTTCGTGCTGGCTGCAAAGTCGGCTCCTCTTGAATGCATTAGCTTGGACCTGTGCGCGTTTGCTAGCGGTGTAATACATTTTATTCACCACGGGCCGTGTCACTATTAGGGTCTGCTTCTAATCGTCCTTACCGGACAATAATAAACTTTATGACTCTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTView MycoMap DNA Results
Observation by thefungiproject
June 30th, 2024 Schramm Park
Not Collected. Growing on dead Bitternut Hickory.
Observation by thefungiproject
Created June 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM and last updated June 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM